The death of Ranjeeta Sharma was one of the most horrific things I have ever seen. I've never heard of an honour killing before, and I don't know why, but when it showed her facebook page on tv3 news, curiosity got the better of me to search her.
Her 'info' says she's interested in women.. it seems like a huge piece of evidence in to why this 'honour killing' may have occurred, because she betrayed her faith. But it hasn't been mentioned before?
..just saying
Her 'info' says she's interested in women.. it seems like a huge piece of evidence in to why this 'honour killing' may have occurred, because she betrayed her faith. But it hasn't been mentioned before?
..just saying
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Don't be sucked in by the NZ media's clumsy (and borderline racist) attempts to create more interest in this story by immediately labelling it an "honour killing" simply because a Fijian Indian family are involved.
While it is possible that this was an honour killing it's actually far more likely that it wasn't, and jumping to such a conclusion is just stereotyping.
This story is a real tragedy but lazy, ignorant reporting does it (and the Fijian Indian community) a great disservice.
While it is possible that this was an honour killing it's actually far more likely that it wasn't, and jumping to such a conclusion is just stereotyping.
This story is a real tragedy but lazy, ignorant reporting does it (and the Fijian Indian community) a great disservice.
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Speaking of lazy journalism, stuff.co.nz used the following paragraph claiming it was an honour killing:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/4575910/Burnt-womans-son-husband-found
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/4575910/Burnt-womans-son-husband-found
"The most clear case of honour killing was that of Gulshad Banu Hussein, 23, who died within minutes after she was set alight by former boyfriend, Ahmad Riyaz Khan, at the Shell service station in Atkinson Ave, Otahuhu, in 2004. The motivation was said to be her rejection of him."
An honour killing is done to stop shame being brought on the family isn't it? Killing someone due to being rejected isn't an honour killing. The fact that they mention the reason (rejection) after claiming it to be an honour killing is weird as it seems to undermine what they're saying. Of course, I don't know a lot about the case, only what's provided.
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But the rejection may have been towards an arranged marriage, maybe.
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Potentially but that's her bringing shame to her family so why he'd do it I don't know. As I understand it an honour killing is to stop shame being brought on your family from a member of your family so it would be different if he killed her for rejecting an arranged marriage as someone from out of the family is shaming his family. Someone may know more about it than me, though.
loyalgunner2011-01-26 02:08:23
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But in this latest case, if she was a lesbian, is that classed as bringing shame to her family? Because who puts "interested in women" on their facebook page when they too are a woman, without being a lesbian. But I haven't seen this reported anywhere. Seems too obvious, I don't see how anyone has missed it.
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How is it obvious? Maybe as a married woman from a conservative background she just didn't want to have random guys on her facebook.
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Is that why your profile states you are interested in rounded headed people?
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So if you were married you'd change your facebook to "interest in men" ? Security restrictions are the easiest way to go about not having randoms on their page. Just make it so only friends can view your details. But blame the news, it made me want to look, they kept showing it.Luis Garcia2011-01-26 11:42:34
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I wouldn't be surprised if I were forced into it.
But that's a different story entirely. The point is there can be a number of reasons for those kind of things and jumping to conclusions in unhelpful.
But that's a different story entirely. The point is there can be a number of reasons for those kind of things and jumping to conclusions in unhelpful.
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The death of Ranjeeta Sharma was one of the most horrific things I have ever seen. I've never heard of an honour killing before, and I don't know why, but when it showed her facebook page on tv3 news, curiosity got the better of me to search her.
Her 'info' says she's interested in women.. it seems like a huge piece of evidence in to why this 'honour killing' may have occurred, because she betrayed her faith. But it hasn't been mentioned before?
..just saying
Her 'info' says she's interested in women.. it seems like a huge piece of evidence in to why this 'honour killing' may have occurred, because she betrayed her faith. But it hasn't been mentioned before?
..just saying
Honour killing? IT's NOT. It is out and out murder. Guy was knocking her about and she wanted to leave. It is that simple.
<not to reas in a strident way... just saying>
turkiye2011-01-26 14:49:49
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'Honour killing' is a pretty term for murder.
Happens a lot more in the UK.
Happens a lot more in the UK.
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'Honour killing' is a pretty term for murder.
Happens a lot more in the UK.
A bit like "Ethnic cleansing" I don't see anything clean about killing people purely because of their race or religion.Happens a lot more in the UK.
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'Ethnic cleansing' does not necessarily include killing.
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'Ethnic cleansing' does not necessarily include killing.
The unspoken atrocities suggested in this post literally made my skin crawl.
Ew.
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Assuming he's referring to genocide then that includes things like child removals such as in Aussie as well as a few others which escape me.
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